1956–57 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1956–57 season
ChairmanJoe Mears
ManagerTed Drake
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division13th
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: John McNichol and
Ron Tindall (10)

All: John McNichol (11)
Highest home attendance55,788 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(6 October 1956)
Lowest home attendance13,647 vs Bolton Wanderers
(23 February 1957)
Average home league attendance31,637
Biggest win6–2 v Newcastle United
(22 April 1957)
Biggest defeat0–4 (two matches)

The 1956–57 season was Chelsea Football Club's forty-third competitive season.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
11 West Bromwich Albion 42 14 14 14 59 61 0.967 42
12 Birmingham City 42 15 9 18 69 69 1.000 39
13 Chelsea 42 13 13 16 73 73 1.000 39
14 Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 6 20 82 88 0.932 38
15 Everton 42 14 10 18 61 79 0.772 38
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

References

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  • Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.
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